High prevalence of allergy in North Cypriot children
PAEDIATRICS AND INTERNATIONAL CHILD HEALTH, vol.34, no.1, pp.37-42, 2014 (SCI-Expanded)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 34 Issue: 1
- Publication Date: 2014
- Doi Number: 10.1179/2046905513y.0000000074
- Journal Name: PAEDIATRICS AND INTERNATIONAL CHILD HEALTH
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.37-42
- Keywords: Cyprus, ISAAC, Asthma, Wheezing, Skin prick test, Lung function test, ASTHMA SYMPTOMS, CHILDHOOD ASTHMA
- Akdeniz University Affiliated: No
Abstract
Background: The ISAAC (the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood) questionnaire has been used to standardize research on the prevalence of asthma in children since 1991. Aim: In this Phase I study, the prevalence of asthma, other allergic diseases and atopy was evaluated in North Cyprus.